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iiisijiiL THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. â- â- tcrettJac Itema Abuut Our Own Couoiry. Ureat BrlUln, the United 5 atcf, anil All Parts of the Qlobe, C«od«n«cd and Assorted for Easy RcadlBK, ClANADA. A. S. AWioft, ex-City Clerk <I«ad a,t the age of Mr I.ob}|rlon, is ye^ars. Spain has I efen added to the list of cxnintrieA entitled to the preferential tariff. Iyie<ut.-<jovernur JVlaokintoHb and fa- mily have removed from Ilegina to .Virlori*. !%» i>lebia('it« on total probiliition wiM likely l>e sulimitte'l to the Domin- loa Totera next October. Sir A<:olphe Chapleau will likely be aptiointed Canadian CunimivHioner to the i'axi.H BriKMitiun. Cliathain is building a Qou!>e of In- dustry, to rjjtii $15, wS, and to accom- modate 80 persons. E E Klie|>!>ard, Canadian Trade OonuninRinner tu South America will be in Victoria abnul Feb. 15. Tfae firm of J. H. Ulumentbal & Sooa one of tbo lurge^ clutbing dvaleroof Montreal, bfis assigned. C. P. R. earning.i during 1897 were 124 016.792. an increase of 93.305,196 0ver tbn earn>n(fs of 1896. Custonia duties collected at Montr.'al dunrg ilie y«-ai' auiounted tu (6992,- 860, an increa ts il t.37J.959 over I89G. Over >00,120,000 feet of lumljer have been Klii|>i>ed darintj tUt- pa.it season. tlie larg«>ait in the history of thfl trada. A convent ixn uf IbiptiMts of Quol«c Prcfrinoe and tim ea-iU-rn portion of Ontario i.s leing anuoKod. It will )i« bleld la February. The contracts for Huppliea for the pemiamt^nt military cori»» throughout the Dominion have >»pn awarded at Ottaiwa. A va1uat>I« rollectiou of coinii. the prop^'ii^ of t'iUKida, wrts stoleo from Cayuga Island, Niagara river. In 1899, have heea awarded to arohitecta Grace & Hyde, of New York, who wiil receive t70U,0UU fur the work. Another counterfeit silver certificate ot the dcnoruiaation of 9100 was found in a Philadelphia l>ank. So numerous have these counterfeits become that the United States Uovernment baa decided to call in the issue. Reiiresenlative Johnson of North Da- kota has introduced a hill in the Unit- ed States Congress to repeal the law which baa juet gone into effect rela- tive to i«lagic sealing and) the iinport- al ion of sealskins taken by pelaigic seal- ers. GENERAL. iieneral Blanco will take the field a.gaioBt the Chiban insurgenta. Dr. Zaccharin, the famous pbynician of Czar Alexander III, is dead. Emperor William lias invoked the Pope's aixl In the passing of the naval i>Lll. Ex-King Milan has been appointed Dommander-in-chief of the Servian army. Major-General Yeattman-Biggs, who commanded the second division in the India frontier campaign Is dead. He fell a vii^tim to dysentery in India. Dr. pcheuk, of Vienna University, claims to have difi(x>vered the secret of exarcisinff an influence over lani- mals so as to fix the sex uf their uff- sprLii0. A despatch from Bermuda states that the steamer Scotia has commenced the work of Layi.ng the cable which is to ' estiiblish coinmuulcation with Turk's ! Island and Jamaica. I They are having a Presidential eleo- I tion in the Transvaal Raiiuibiic. Mr. : Kruger is opposed liy Mr. .louliert, and I it is said the third caudiiiate. Mr. I Schalkburgor is running to split the i oi>p<j8ing vote and secure Kruger's elec- tion. YUCCA. A thick, sharp nest of diagger-pointed leaves. Black-tipped from the gray mesa rises green. And from its heart there springs amidst the aheeu, Aa a white-pinioned bird the sunshine I cleaves ; Aa Ho]», that life's sharp bitterness relieves â€" A t^oesom-spire that greets the sky ser- ene. In calm dominion o'er the desert scene. Thick hung with creamy bells that chime strange breves, O Yucca glorioaa I Spirit soft, And full of strange, mysterious subtle scent. Slow swing tby fair white blossom bells aloft. In the calm mesa's wide environment. Ringing the dirge of that old race which oft Heard music in ttif b^lla c;nd smiled content. CURIOUS PACTS Akaal the I w« Mail Rem.irkahlr miTrri la IIIP Wnrlll. Frttn the beginning tho Nile wiis an exceptional rivei Us Houn-*^ were un- known. There was those who thought that the Nile flawed down from heanr- ttas Naiional .\rt GalUMy in Ottawra I *"•'â- ''*'''â-  '"^*"*<1 up f rum streams that Mi Tueaday night. I disajipuared under the earth uui anoth- Mrs. Georvina Scott, a colored wo- [ er continent, or, at the vsry least that 5:il''«,.l!I^!l'''nf" .*/'" "â- '^^''""^ hy I iU springs were inac<vflsjble toman. LM exi>l«»-«Kn of a lamp a few weeka ' "••"• â- 0O. is de-od G«n. M<-ntg«nierj Moore has for- warded t<. t)iA War Offirti iai England a large niimlier of apitlicanta for Ken- Ue raid miedals. There was no such mysteiry about the Kuphratea. Ffom the remotest times its sources anean to have t)een known by hearsay, ii nint by ohservatioa, to „ I the dwellers on the coast. 0hea(>er labor or higher prices for l ''""'^ The people learned to let its •kion ar« oMalnnd. I watt-rs flow over their lands at the Tl*! Mlni.«(«r ,yf Public Works has , time of the inundation, and wh.'^re they «(*nried th« time for receiving modeU ! raised dikes and sunk can.il.s and, l.a.iin» for the monium'snt* of Queen Victoria! llnd .4lexander Mai-kensie. i â- â€¢ ,„.. %i , M' **ut. «.i«d'"T. r"iL.,Ti,"T *""?- "*•" 'â- '"â-  "'"' '•Euphrates also had its floods, but ^ITT, • ' .'««^"'" from Vancouver, these were destructive Thev scarred, aUd It IS ^ald to *, (I;., intention to the soft earth with rivi-nea and swvot > '** '"â- <^'" '""<'"'»* "^ "^^ strength is • rr I '-""^« »'<«« the edge of the Persian Ato inalMWX. went titruugb the ios ort Gulf. The people anticipated the over- patanltoUi Bay, tlh«)wlng neven iieople | f l>w with dread, and their most at>- A GOOD CUP OF TEA. AlmoHt everyliody likes a good cup of tea. but mut one person in a hun- dred who makes tea makes It good, saya a writer. It is necessary to have a good tea to start with. Nobody can make a good oup of tea from poor tea. Good tea. however, is sensitive to its treatment. A very poor cup of tea can !» made from very good tea. One of the hardest of all lessons to teacJi the average cook L^i to make a good cup of tea. No wonder; com- paratively few mistreaaes themselves know how to do it. Those who appre- ciate good tea well made hive to at- tend to the making thenuwlves, and the cuittoui of drawiug the tea on the> ta'rle, w^here it is to be served, be- uomes more and more popular. To make good tea i,t L* necessary to Uise water that has just cuuie to a l>oU. and Is Ixnling when it is poured upon the tea. Water that has boiled before. or which is lirought to the boiling point and then allowed to cool off tiefore it is used, spoils tea. Next it is aece^sary to usu a porceluln pot. U must l« clean. It must be rinsed with Iwiling water just beforei the tea is put in. Tea should not boil. It should not stand in the water more than three minutes. I'nlt-ss one is go- ing to serve only one oup apiece or wishes to brew fresh t»»a for the seo- ond cuparound it is Iwtter to use im- ported teapots which have a colander- like top into which th^ tea is put auKt per and dredge thickly with flour. In a deep aaui-epan put three th!n slices of Rait pork, two slices of carrots half a green pepper, and one union chopped fine. Place the pan over the fire and stir until the pork and vegetables are lightly browned. Lay the chicken in the pan and place two slices of pork upon it and put the pan in a hot oven for twenty-five minutes. At the end of that time take the pan from th'^ oven again dredge the chicken with flour, add one l)ay leaf, some sprigs ol par.sley, a stalk of celery, and two g<;n- erou.s pints of stock. Cover the pan and return to the oven to cook one hour, then turn the chicken and cook half an hour longer. Pla"e the chick- en on a platter and .strain the liquid around it. Garnish the platter with bunches of parsley. The remains of a cooked chicken may be made into a delicious dish suitatile for a course luncheon. l'>i>o one pint of chicken from bone and skin and chop the meat fine. Put one ta- ble.spoonful of butter in a frying pan, and when it is melted add two table- spoonfuls of bread crumbs and half a cup of stock or boiling water. Stir until the mixture boils, then take from the fire and add the chicknn, some salt and pepper .and a little nutmeg. Reat two eggs and add, mixing them in thoroughly. Butter pop-over or custard cupa and fill them two-thirda full with the mixture. Pla.-e them in a haklng pan half filled with boiling water and hake in a good oven twen- ty minotea. When they are baked, carefully turn them out upon a heat- ed platter and pour around them the following .saui'a: Rub three tablespoon- fuLs of butter with two ot flour until a pastte is formed. E*ut this into a saucepan with half an onion, one bay leaf, a stalk of celery, one blade of mai'e, and half a dozen peppercorns. Cover with one pint of white atosk, put the pan over the back of the fire and let the contents simmer twenty minute.'f. Draw the pan to a hotter part of the fire and stir in halt a pint of cream. r«t the mixture come to the boiling point, and the sauce is ready to strain and use. turity. This can bn enaily detected la the bulb as it is then not hard and shows sig-na of premature ripening off at the crown. These delicate and frag>- ranl flowers are in demand as early as Thanksgiving-time, and the bullw should lie planted as soon as they can be obtained. Mignonette is desirable in winter, es- pecially as it is never seen toso good advantag4« as when well cultivated in a house with a suitable temperature. Our summers are much too hot to favor the growth of good sjiikea, and it is well to sow some seeds ot an approved strain now to have it when flowers are moat 8<'arce, just ween chi j.^ia-nthemums are past. Mignonette likes a cool temper- ture, say a maximum uf fifty degrees, and a deep soil. A word ma;^ be said for browallia Bjiecioea major, which has proved de- sirable for i;ot culture in winter. A pai^ket of seeds sown now will maka nice plants for winter use and will flower along until lute !H>i°ing. CLEAN POTS FOR THIRSTY PLANTS. Myra V. Norys writes that the more thirsty a (ilant is. the more, perhaps, does it need a clean pot. partly because it will have to lie watered so frequent- ly, and is thus likely to become clogged. For the same reason, plants of this character like a [lot not too close is grain, though it must be said that there are some cheap pots made that are too coarse and porous for any -plant that will endure sunshine. For a plant in shads possibly no ppt oan be too [lor- CARTNG FOR HOUSE PLANTS. In order to have the best success in growing house plants for the windows in wint««r, the first thing is good, heal- thy plants, free from insects, People often fail to revive a sickly plant. The ; thought his wife had; too many admir- aim should lie to g«t good soil from I ers, and to niak^ her beauty leie at- the florist or from a (usture. It mat- j tractive, he shot off the tip of Uer uusa. ITEMS OF INTEREST. A Few rnrnjiraph* Vhlnto May Be rawad Worik Itradlac Boston is to have a restaurant where- in only vegetaiile iiroduotions will ba cooked and served. Dogs are annualiy lazed two dollars each in Paris ; liut pujM are exempt until they are weaneid. A French agriculturist liaa graft- ed tomatoes uiieji potatoes, with the result that this plant produces pota- toes underground and tomatoes above. A jealous husiiand in Bellefonte, Pa., ters not wbetber it be a geitLuium or a inJm, the best care is necessary for success. Nothing is more beautiful than a window filled with fine flow- ering i>Iants in midwinter, but to have a lot of plants three feet high, not a leaf on them, is not inviting, and they require as muoh cars as the healthy plants. The practice of most plant buyers is to get thew of the florist in the j it (vaa to let in the water not to keen I '1^'^'' which the water is poured. By I spring, plant them in the garden, and iin«o the w«t*r. Mias Amelia Ual'l nar rowlf ewaped drowrting. going down two in- three times Itefura lieing rea- •ued, Chie^ »Iiiati«» lUcihapdaoii of the Herthwioa*, 'iVri'it.oriea has beea ap- pflAatei adtninlitrstdr in the pla-e of Hon. Charles H. Mactiiatoah until the latter'* suooensor as I.i«ulen*nt-(iover- •or in appointed. Inst met inns have lieen kent to the •Ity postmasters tliat in cases of let- ters for ttw- United Kingdom or the colonic* mailed witIV only three cent.i laslamjia the poslmaater* is to affix a <bro-cent atamft and. M tha letter go icillirRrd. Jiidife Dugas af Montreal, and Mr Fraak Pedlny of Ottawa hare been hpiMitnted commlasiouers by the IJo- â- ninion Governmwt to investigate the charges preferred against thecontract- »r» building tlie Crow's Nest Pass Railway, for alleged ill-treatment of their employens.! OlWiAll URITAIN. The Harl of Wtlton i» dead at Lon- don. Tlie Priuc«ss Heatrice'a new liook tias been publitibed aK l>arinatadt It is saidi that England his ^uaran- taed a loan to China of over $80- oofl.imn Miij(>r-G«tneral (iatarre will' lie sent I from Aldrrshot lo command the British trooiM in the Aitglo-Kgypti.iu exjieditton. Great Britain has announi'.ed that •he will refuse to recognize any spe- cial ri'^litn gi-.mtfld in Cliineso porta, and will in.siit on the enjoyment of the Miiine privilegeX ,tb graiiteil lo any rthrr [Kjwwr. irNITHI) .ST.ATK.'^ A fire in 8aginaw on Thursday morning dostro.rel oighl million feat nf lumber. William <'ar«o«, a inillionaria lum- berman, dte-.l on rhunday at Ksu Olaire. Wiaconsin. The Karl uf Ava, the eldest (>on of the Marquis uf Duffcrin. arrived in New. Vork on Thursday. Mr. John Ko.dtnond is to lecture through the I'nited SUiten on the 'Ir- ish Patriots of ^fin^â- .ty-Eigllt." E. Triplet*, iinwilent of the Alcorn Agricultunil ant IVtedical College for Ooloiircd People, at Rodoey, Mass.. has lieen miurdored Fire at Stockton, Cal., on Wednes- day ilestroyed two grain! elevators oon- laining 10.(H)() 'ota.s of whlc-at lielonging lo the Farmers' Union & Milling Co. An express on the Kaivsas City, Pitts- liurg & (<ulf Railroad, was lueld up and robbed within the limits of Kansas i.'ity on Monday. The robbera escaped. Plans for the buildings of tihi pro- posed Pan-American Rxpositlon. on Horlnng Uak was to restrain the river within l^ound8. They became more iutiiuata with the earth tha.n their Kgy- ptian conte<nponarLeM| They .'famed hiw to mold the clay and to make tlieir houses and the hoiuiea ot their Kinga and their gods out of the ma- terial under their feet. The Kgyp- tians learned aomething about brick manufacture, but they had no need to depejid wholly upon that sort of build- ing iiuiterial. It was easy for them to obtiin atone, as their hvbgr, pile* at- test. VEJIY FIJJK AVaiTINO. A machiine has been invented which is cotniMised (rf exquisitely graduated wheels rubbing a tiny diamond point at the cnil of an aInKMt 6<jually tiny arm, whereby orne is able to write upon glass the whole of the Lord's prayer within a sjiace which measures tha two hundred and ninety -ftMrth part of an iucii in length by the fi«ur hundred and foileth part of an inch in breadth, or aliuot the measurement of the dot a>'er the letter "i" in common print. With this iMurhiiie anyocne who under- stood opemting it could write the whole .?,5fi7,480 letters of th« Bible eight times <»ver in the space of an inchâ€" a tMpure inch. A Hpecime^n of this mar- velous micri>s<'opic writing was enlarg- ed by plKittograpby, and every letter and iMvint w as perten ami could lie read with ease. RAIN FOR PLANTS. Httin does plants comparatively lit- tle good until it ent<*rH the soil, whore it can be aliaortied liy th-cir roots. A daily record of the amount of wat<ir in the soil without indicate whether the indacations were favorable or otherwise for certain crops. There in a plan for burying sp«vcially constructed electrodes im the ei.il, in order that by mraHiurin.g the re8ist«.n<x> to the jiaHsage of u cur- reint t hroi^gh the soil the amount of uiiin.sturo cm !«â-  asivrtained. Tbis :ue- thml ,v.i3 Kuggestod by the necessity Of grounding thoroughly telephone ,xnd telc|gV.\ph li.n*-* If the terniinala are no* continually in a uioist soil thet lines do not work during dry seasons. OLUtST SAILING CRAFT. 't'hc oldest aaiUiiig craft in the world is the so-called Ookstad ship, a Viking vessel, which was discovt^red in a se|>- ulchral mound on the shures of Chris- tiania Fjord. It is 1,000 years old. BURIAL ALIVE. A I>ul>lin lawyer, writing of an es- tate he had jiust bought. a<lded; "There is a chai'ol upon it, in which my wife aad I wish t.o be buried if God a|iarw pouring on a half cup of water, wait- i„, (u„_, ,, ,,,. ' ,., ing aminule and i«>iring on the 1 al- I ^^ 1^°" 'f'^"* "" «'i'"â„¢". ^^ »">â- Â» ">e ance of the amount which is to lie u.sed j ""' ""^^ comes they will lift the large plants, full of bud and bloom, out of the ground and pot them. In a few days the plants begin to lose their foliage and wilt. The best way to do is to cut away abimt two-thinis of the plant and make them start new roots and new growth, though it puts off flower- ing for soma time. The best way to have good housv (rfinis is to t>uy what are wanted in Mtiy, put in good-aired pots, and jduiige tlia pots in the earth. See that good drainage ia obtained, put a â- mall board on the bottom, to keep out the worms, and aliout every two weeks turn around to keep the roots from go- ing through the 1x>ttomi of pot. Keep well watered through the summer and by fail yuu will haw fins planta that will irroduoe more flowers than half a dozen poor ones. The beet plants for flowering in winter are geraniums, Chinese primrose, caila, cyclamens, cin extrmted. and the t^-a thus drawn in the |jot c^n lie kept hit under a cozy till the second cup is poured without losing its ar'>iiia or l«fomiiig bitter, as it alwsya dues when the tea-leaves stand in the water more than the first three minutes, or two, needed to brew the tea. Some tea requires lunger to draw than others. Hut in very many ex-, periments with many tea>s I have nev- er failed to make good tea from good tea. and to have the faeoond uup aa good as tha first by using the teapot with the strainer, pouring the water through in two or thr«ie instalments, with not mure than half a minute's tiiue lietween them. These teapots can la had aa low as any goods porne- lain pot, even down to a quarter in prire, by going to the Japanese tea and fancy stores. Of all the teas in una probably none Stale sermuue are not admire<l by the Aruhbiahop of Caintierbury. He ad>- Tis<!8 his clergy to burn their sermons after t-hey have beeoi preached thres times. After sh.in cuing an indelitile lead pencil, .fului lL>iwhaw, of Yonkiers, If. T , usbd the same kiuife lo cui. hia corif. libxKl poison resulted, and iha ma« died. Taxea are remitted cci Paris houaaa which oire unoccupied. If wiy part ol the house is untenanted, a cOnjespund- ma.'I» in I he ^uoun't gives the immediate stimulating and I ""â- ^' farnot'ona. Easber lilies, Iihum. soothing effect of a high-grade Japan ''^""^ begonias,, and many others, tea Mi«^ teas are not to be men- Insects .should never be seen on tioned m the «anie day, and many of ! '''*°*^ Regular use of tobacco smoke the highly advertised teas uf the day fall far belo>w the Japan tea in purity strength and flavor. Appreciative tea drinkers value the flavor of tea oa much as comnoi.sseurs in wine enjoy fine wines. High claas tea cannolt tie bought for a quarter a pound, but tliere are •Ja- pan teas to lie had at all prii-es, and none of tb»ir grades stm excelled by any teat at the price, and few are com- parable foi' tha qualities tea lovers value. at least twice each week will drive them away. The red sjader often does much mischief before he is discovered. A dry, hot atmosphere favors his production. To prevent him, keep the planta moist and syringe them. Bulbs, ferns, iialina, etc., make good plants tor home cul- ture. Most house plants do well in an average temperature of not mora than 50 degrees at night, with 20 or 2S de- grees higher in the da^ time. Plants are often put in the celLir for the winter. They will live, but not make as good a plant as a cutting rooted in March. We have to watch them clase- ly in the greeBhouses. If men in tha florist business could raise plants by putting thvm under a bench in tha winler they would get rich in a few years. Flowering iilantei need the be.st sunlight, while foliage plants will thriv« without the bright sun. Plants should not lie put up too high in a room, (or the air ia ton hot and dry there. TO COOK CHICKEN, Pressed Chicken.â€" Take a largo chick- en, lioil in very little water. When done take the meat from the bones, remove the skin, chop and seasun. Press into a large bowl, add the liquur and put on a weight. When cold cut in slices and oat with sliced lemon or cucumber pickle. Pressed Chicken in Pig's Feet Li- quor.â€" Fur one large fowl boil four pig's feet until they almxxt fall to pieces; take them out, and prepare for eating. Cut up your chicken, and drop it into the liquor from the toiled pig's feet; add a sliced onion or two. and soauo parsley; boil dowu until the liquor barely cxivers the chicken; boil until the meat drops from the Ixincs, when lil'Uid out, and remove all bones. Choi) very fine, and drop in the re- remaining liquor; put in a dish that will serve as a mould; cover with a dish suited to help press it hard. When cold cut in thin slice."*; lay on slices of lemon for decoration, or some hard boiled egg sliced. The jelly of pig's feet is lietti^r tu mould meat with than gelatine. A chicken to be served whole may be cooked as follows: Wash the chick- en and fill it with a bread stuffing aiidtie it Into shape aator roasting, the croj/ of bulos on the market to Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pep- j secure early aa^les at the risk of ma- BULBS AND AN1MAI.,S. All bulbous plants that have been at rest during the early summer should now be looked over, as it is time to pot most of them. It requires early potting and good culture to get freasias in bloom by Christ maa. It is almost im- possible to have the soil too rich for these bulbs, and to h&vs really good flowers liberal supplies of liquid food is necessary after they have began to grow . To have Roman hyat^inths early wo must plant early ; in fai^t, as soon as it ia poasiblo to obtain tbie bulbs. The largest bulbs do not always produce the most flowers, but, preferably, those that are bard and well matured. It is ing reduction of the t.az. A Htn.-iil inheritance came to a /.on- doin pauper at the age of seventy. Ila invited his friends tua chamiiagaa sup- per, and he drank so freely ibal with- in three days be died. An underlakt^r at I^nr"nk>.>i t Ir Kan., during the recent reunion of nol- diers in that city, displayed in tha window of his coffin shop a l;antter with tltese words, " Welcome, Comrades." There are five centenarians in tha little village of KriendsvillB. Pa. They are Mrs. Marv CHllen. aged 104; John Gibw>n. 10-J; William Seeley. \02: Mrs Philaney Golden, 100; and M;re. Heleo Garcey. 100. The dairyman of Syria marches hia goats to ths houses of his iistruns, and milkh them on thk street in sight of bis customers. Should they ezin-eaa a wish for the mine of any particular goat, thia wish is gratified. If Otoe dollar _wera loaned for una hundred years at six per cent., with the interest annuaJly oollected and added to this principal, the investment would amount to 9340. At eight per cent it would amount to 92,203; at tea par cent.. 913,808. A gentleman who nredad wifely at- tentions was recently married at Van Beuren, Ark. He iuterrupted tha cere- motiy long enough to adjust one ot hia suspenders, both of which were held in place at the back by tha restraining influence of one button. A cord of woo<l. weighing 4,000 pounds will yield nine gallons of alcohol, aOO pounds of ocstata of lime, 'Mi gallons of tar, and S.'i bushels of charcoal. Woo<l alcohol is almost a perfei^t .suliatitut* foe grain alcohol for mechanical and manofacturing purposes. The outfit for the trolley ra â- ;^|t f JITI in Ririningham. England, came entu^ v ly from tha I'hited St.ate«. The cars were built in Philadelphia, ihe raila wePB made in Pittsliurgh, the boilers in Erie, the engines in Milwaukee, and the electric fittings in Schenectady. Youn« ladies lakt u^ the colleetions in the First Ratrtiat Church of Tren- ton. N.J. A marked increa.so in the attendance has been noticed since this novel feature w a=t introduced. Tha clergymen of other churches in the vicinity criticUe this innovation, and on' of them has wiid, â- â€¢ Very soon the lady cc-Ueclors will he required to shoot around the a'-sles on roller skates." Post master Van Cott. ot Now York, recently received this letter from an ambitious young lady in a rural town: "I am an auluress, and kanplay Sha'k- sijcer. For .seven months I have akted tlie Ijest iiarta in our Sunday skool charades. Kan you get mo a cbanca ^^: the custom with some growers to riishl lo star at a New York tlieatre ? My age ia sixt^eeo, mjy eyes is blue, and I am so awful ambishus t kan hardlv sle«^"